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BEA - Appointment of managing director

The board of directors of Bergesen d.y. ASA has today appointed Jan
H�kon Pettersen as managing director, effective from 1 January 2004.

The present managing director, Svein Erik Amundsen, will continue in
his position to the end of 2003.

Jan H�kon Pettersen is 56 years old. He was employed by Bergesen in
1992, and from April 1998 he has been deputy managing director of the
company.

Oslo, 24 April 2003

BERGESEN D.Y. ASA

Contact person: Svein Erik Amundsen,
Managing Director,
Telephone: + 47 22 12 05 13

Other information about Bergesen is available at:  www.bergesen.no



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